While I don’t completely agree with the post[1], I think “the bees can simply fly away” is not a strong objection.
If the bees fly away, they would be abandoning all their larvae (young bees) in the hive to die.
When they need a new hive location, they follow basic instincts which selects the location based on how much room it has, how well sheltered it is, competition (maybe), etc. They are incapable of deducing “oh this new location is in a tree, if we set up a hive here then the unpleasant treatment from humans will stop, because tree holes are natural and have no doors for humans.”
They have rudimentary planning abilities but zero understanding of humans.
While I don’t completely agree with the post[1], I think “the bees can simply fly away” is not a strong objection.
If the bees fly away, they would be abandoning all their larvae (young bees) in the hive to die.
When they need a new hive location, they follow basic instincts which selects the location based on how much room it has, how well sheltered it is, competition (maybe), etc. They are incapable of deducing “oh this new location is in a tree, if we set up a hive here then the unpleasant treatment from humans will stop, because tree holes are natural and have no doors for humans.”
They have rudimentary planning abilities but zero understanding of humans.
I’m unsure about the quantification of conscious experience.